No matter what kind of week you've had, busy, stressful, peaceful or other, our god is still in control and worthy of all our praise. I am a debtor to all he has done for me!
who you are - kristian stanfill
Your glory speaks in every language
Across the sky to every nation
You are beauty
Unimagined
This is who you are
You are the Lord of my salvation
You are the one who lights my way
Through the dark night
You will lead me
This is who you are
This is who you are
Lift it up
Lift it up
Endless praises to our God
Full of grace
Full of love
And He’s reigning over us
You are faithful
You are worthy, God
This is who you are
Day and night
The angels singing
Holy, Holy
Is the Lord
There’s none more worthy
To receive it
This is who you are
You hear the cry of every broken heart
You give the hopeless soul a brand new start
You lead the captive in Your freedom song
This is who you are
And in the night when all our hope is lost
You are the one who won’t give up on us
You hold the orphan in your loving arms
This is who you are
Showing posts with label glory to god. Show all posts
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Monday, March 17, 2014
Dust
francis chan - Rope Illustration
Then he took him by the hand and led him into a very large parlor that was full of dust, because never swept; the which, after he had reviewed a little while, the interpreter called for a man to sweep. now when he began to sweep, the dust began so abundantly to fly about, that christian had almost therewith been choked.
then said the interpreter to damsel that stood by, "bring hither the water, and sprinkle the room"; the which, when she had done, it was swept and cleansed with pleasure.
CHRISTIAN: "What means this?"
INTERPRETER:"this parlor is the heart of a man that was never sanctified by the sweet grace of the gospel. the dust is his original sin, and inward corruptions that have defiled the whole man. He that began to sweep at first is the law; but she that brought the water, and did sprinkle it, is the gospel. Now, whereas thou sawest, that so soon as the first began to sweep, the dust did so fly about that the room by him could not be cleansed, but that thou wast almost choked therewith. This is to show thee that the law, instead of cleansing the heart (by its working) form sin, doth revive, put strength into, and increase it in the soul, even as it doth discover and forbit it, but doth not give power to subdue. (46)
Again, as thou sawest, the damsel sprinkle the room with water, upon which it was cleansed with pleasure. This is to show thee that when the gospel comes in the sweet and precious influences thereof to the heart, then i say, even as thou sawest the damsel lay the dust by sprinkling the floor with water, so is sin vanquished and subdued, and the soul made clean, through the faith of it, and consequently fit for the king of glory to inhabit." (47)
(46)
romans 7:6But now we have been released from the law, for we died to it and are no longer captive to its power. Now we can serve God, not in the old way of obeying the letter of the law, but in the new way of living in the Spirit.
1 corinthians 15:56For sin is the sting that results in death, and the law gives sin its power.
romans 5:20God’s law was given so that all people could see how sinful they were. But as people sinned more and more, God’s wonderful grace became more abundant.
Then he took him by the hand and led him into a very large parlor that was full of dust, because never swept; the which, after he had reviewed a little while, the interpreter called for a man to sweep. now when he began to sweep, the dust began so abundantly to fly about, that christian had almost therewith been choked.
then said the interpreter to damsel that stood by, "bring hither the water, and sprinkle the room"; the which, when she had done, it was swept and cleansed with pleasure.
CHRISTIAN: "What means this?"
INTERPRETER:"this parlor is the heart of a man that was never sanctified by the sweet grace of the gospel. the dust is his original sin, and inward corruptions that have defiled the whole man. He that began to sweep at first is the law; but she that brought the water, and did sprinkle it, is the gospel. Now, whereas thou sawest, that so soon as the first began to sweep, the dust did so fly about that the room by him could not be cleansed, but that thou wast almost choked therewith. This is to show thee that the law, instead of cleansing the heart (by its working) form sin, doth revive, put strength into, and increase it in the soul, even as it doth discover and forbit it, but doth not give power to subdue. (46)
Again, as thou sawest, the damsel sprinkle the room with water, upon which it was cleansed with pleasure. This is to show thee that when the gospel comes in the sweet and precious influences thereof to the heart, then i say, even as thou sawest the damsel lay the dust by sprinkling the floor with water, so is sin vanquished and subdued, and the soul made clean, through the faith of it, and consequently fit for the king of glory to inhabit." (47)
(46)
romans 7:6But now we have been released from the law, for we died to it and are no longer captive to its power. Now we can serve God, not in the old way of obeying the letter of the law, but in the new way of living in the Spirit.
1 corinthians 15:56For sin is the sting that results in death, and the law gives sin its power.
romans 5:20God’s law was given so that all people could see how sinful they were. But as people sinned more and more, God’s wonderful grace became more abundant.
(47)
john 15:3You have already been pruned and purified by the message I have given you.
ephesians 5:26to make her holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God’s word.
acts 15:9He made no distinction between us and them, for he cleansed their hearts through faith
(The above was taken from The pilgram's progress by john bunyan)
after reading the above passage this morning in my devotion time it got me to thinking, how many christians are walking around hearts so full of dust that the least breeze will stir it up into a cloud? bringing with it all kinds of past regrets and sins? I pray that we would submit to the holy spirit and let him come water us so that the dust of the past might be washed clean. Oh spirit have your way in us, have your way in me wash me till i'm spotless!
His grace is all sufficient and is there with us even when we aren't worthy of it. he calls us all to submit to him to let him live through us. Most don't want to believe we aren't in control. As much as we don't want to admit it, surrender is totally worth it. let him wash us white as snow!
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Damaged goods?
Many times in our walk we get to thinking why would god use me. Ive been down so many roads that have damaged and scarred me that he wouldnt want to use me. I'm here to tell you it doesn't matter how damaged, how scarred you are god can use you.
In my own life I somes get to thinking this, but then I remember when he bled the ground red on calvalry. His grace is more than enough to heal the scars in our lives. God can't use me....on the contrary god can and does use the things in our lives we would never consider to bring him glory. The video below is a good example of that. Watch it...afterwards I beleive you'll see he can and does use anyone...no matter what the world thinks. May god bless this little boy and his family. This video has truly blessed me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPTMA7HIIyk&feature=youtube_gdata_player
In my own life I somes get to thinking this, but then I remember when he bled the ground red on calvalry. His grace is more than enough to heal the scars in our lives. God can't use me....on the contrary god can and does use the things in our lives we would never consider to bring him glory. The video below is a good example of that. Watch it...afterwards I beleive you'll see he can and does use anyone...no matter what the world thinks. May god bless this little boy and his family. This video has truly blessed me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPTMA7HIIyk&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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